Change Congress founder Lawrence Lessig just sent out the below email, announcing a new ad targeting "Blue Dog" leader Mike Ross. It uses poll numbers commissioned by Daily Kos via Reseearch 2000 (thanks, Markos!).
If you can afford to, please chip in to help get this ad on TV in Arkansas. Click here.
UPDATE: Thanks for all the recs, folks. Please keep them coming!
Lessig's email:
Today, we are announcing our latest TV ad -- calling out the "Blue Dog Democrat" leader, Rep. Mike Ross (Arkansas), for his special-interest contributions from the health industry.
Click here to see the ad and help us air it in Arkansas.
This ad includes a substantial cameo by Keith Olbermann, and for those of you who know my voice, you'll recognize a certain narrator.
Congressman Ross recently switched his position on the public health insurance option -- opposing it, despite the fact that Arkansas voters favor it 55% to 38%. He's also taken over $900,000 from special interests that oppose reform.
We obtained footage of Ross complaining about how much money he needs to raise to get elected -- so in the ad, we challenge him to support the bipartisan bill in Congress to replace special-interest-funded elections with citizen-funded elections.
We need to raise $15,000 to air our ad 200 times in Arkansas -- can you chip in?
If we surpass that goal, we'll air the ad in Washington, DC as well -- so all of Congress sees it.
This ad is bound to make a splash. Any help getting it on the air is most appreciated. Thanks for helping to Change Congress.
UPDATE: Within 4 hours, over $4,500 raised...can you help reach $15,000 needed to put this ad on the air?